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The existence of Andronovo cultural influence in Xinjiang during the 2nd millennium BC

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Mei Jianjun  and
Colin Shell
Mei Jianjun
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3DZ, England
Colin Shell
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3DZ, England
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Abstract

Previously considered a Bronze Age lacuna, the Northwest Xinjiang region of China has new archaeological finds, showing significant relationships between it and Kazakhstan and Kirghizia. The new Bronze Age culture of Xinjiang shows close affiliation with the Andronovo culture.

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ChinaAndronovoBronze AgeXinjiang
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Antiquity , Volume 73 , Issue 281 , September 1999 , pp. 570 - 578
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1999

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